Because of our focus in creating and implementing mobile supply chain solutions, we pay close attention to the world of IT, including hot topics, pervasive challenges and upcoming opportunities. To help you frame your strategic IT framework throughout 2015, we’ve compiled a list of the three biggest industry issues. Consider this your cheat sheet as you prepare for what’s ahead—and in our opinion, it’s some pretty exciting stuff.

When you talk about mobile in the workplace, you might first think of using a mobile device for common tasks like checking email or tapping into (no pun intended) an employee-facing app for needs like time tracking and expense reporting. At Old Dutch Foods, however, company executives channeled the power of mobile to optimize manufacturing, distribution and sales, an approach so effective (not to mention innovative) that it was the subject of a new Forrester Research report.